In my Prospect Ramblings last week I talked about how the NHL draft and the World Juniors are the two biggest prospect events of the year. As a result I was invited to guest on NHL Game Day with Steve Kouleas on Sirius XM Radio, and you can listen to that segment here You [...]
KHL Update Going over the top 2017 prospects as of right now. Klim Kostin - RW Kostin is routinely touted as a top 10 pick for the 2017 draft, often ranked in the four to eight range. Kostin is a 6’3, 196-pound, right winger who can take over games on the right side using [...]
The biggest prospect event of the year outside of the NHL draft has to be the World Junior Tournament. Last year the two were synonyms with each other as the tournament was loaded with an unprecedented number of draft eligible prospects. Not only did the games feature draft eligible prospects across several nations rosters, the [...]
Last week was a busy week on the road for me as I was able to take in four OHL live games in Peterborough and Kingston, seeing the Windsor Spitfires, Peterborough Petes, Kingston Frontenacs twice each as well as the Oshawa Generals and Sarin Sting. Here are some notes and observations. The Eastern Conference leading [...]
The Finnish Elite League is one the top European leagues. This year was a historic one for Finland as there were three players selected in the top five at the NHL entry draft. Before that night in Buffalo, only five Finnish players had ever been selected within the first five picks of an NHL draft. [...]
The NHL season has kicked off and junior and collegiate seasons have been underway for some time, allowing some 2017 NHL Draft prospects to begin to make a name for themselves before the hockey community becomes too invested into the NHL season. *** The two biggest names coming into the season were [...]
Every USHL team has played five to six games at this point in the season. It may still be early in the year, but there have been a few players who have stood out fantasy wise. Eeli Tolvanen: Top ten ranked prospect in the 2017 NHL Draft, currently playing for the Sioux City Musketeers and [...]
NHL Central Scouting recently released their initial draft rankings for the year, and 34 Quebec Junior Major Hockey League players were on that list. Swiss-born Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads was one of only two players to receive an “A” rating on this inaugural list, while the majority received “C” ratings. [...]
The 2016-17 season has just gotten under way out west in the WHL. Highlighted by a star studded 2017 NHL draft class and a solid group of 20-year-olds. This year I feel the WHL is in good contention when it comes to winning the Memorial cup. To start the year, it seems as if a [...]
The Ivan Hlinka tournament kicks off the NHL scouting season each year. Throughout the season there are plenty of risers and fallers as prospects either develop by leaps and bounds, or fall flat. There are several tournaments of interest such as the Subway Series, the Top Prospects game and of course the World Juniors. Since [...]
